CONFIRMED — ISLANDERS MOVING TO BROOKLYN AFTER NASSAU LEASE IS UP (LIVE UPDATES)

No one has done more to retain the New York Islanders than my administration. I have supported various proposals to redevelop the HUB including a public referendum in which voters chose not to construct a new sports arena. Its sad and unfortunate that political opponents chose to oppose my plan and instead continued to support the Culture of NO on Long Island.

The Islanders, who won four consecutive Stanley Cups between 1980 and 1983, will keep their name at the insistence of NHL officials.

Update, 11:11 AM: WFAN 660AM is reporting that the Islanders “may be signing a 25-year lease” with the Barclays Center.

10:48AM: The New York Islanders will be moving to Brooklyn when their lease in Nassau County is up at the end of the 2014-15 season. TSN’s Bob McKenzie was the first to break the news on Twitter and Islanders Point Blank has confirmed via a source close to the arena.

New York Islanders will indeed be moving to Brooklyn, NY, upon expiry of lease on Long Island.